Strangers doing acts of kindness

Awwww that's awesome :)) I think it's great when people have the capacity to reach out and help someone else - and it doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Sometimes, the simplest things help. For example, when I'm waiting in line at Walmart and I have a lot of stuff in my cart and I see a mother with her kids in tow in the line behind me, I always ask her to go ahead of me (or if a guy is standing there with a can of shaving cream and some razor blades, why should he have to wait for me to go through with my whole cart?). I will also hand over some change if someone comes up a little short... that little bit isn't going to break me and it just keeps everything moving along The one time that touched me the most is when I was in line at the grocery store and there was a senior lady ahead of me. She came up a couple of dollars short on her order and she was standing there trying to decide what she could put back so she could pay. I asked her if she needed help and, at first, she told me "no no dear, it's all right." She was going to put back meat or vegetables because they were the most expensive things she had and I couldn't stand the thought of her not having what she needed. So I gave the cashier the money... and the lady turned and gave me a hug. I've never forgotten how that felt. I think the nicest thing in your whole discussion is that you mention that you won't forget what that lady did for you and you'll help someone else. As the movie said, we should really remember to "pay it forward." I hope your daughter loves her pool!

makes you feel blessed like a little angel watching over you. random acts of kindness coming from strangers are totally unexpected in this day and age but they still do happen. i've been a recipient of varying acts of kindness that i really make it a point to pay it forward. when my family (my mother, my sister-in-law and her 2 kids, my older sister's daughter and my younger brother) and i were going to hongkong, there was a young foreign student in front of the line at the terminal (international airport) who seemed to be short by a few dollars because he didn't expect to pay for the terminal fee and he only has his credit card because he gave all his loose money and local bills to his friend who just left the airport. he could have called his friend back, unfortunately his flight was being called for boarding already and waiting for his friend might cost him his flight. there was much negotiation and talk at the counter, and behind us, there already was a build-up as each is waiting to get through also to their respective flights. so i approached the counter and asked the cashier how much is he short for. it was only about $3-4. i gave the cashier the money so the foreign student could be well on his way to his flight. he seemed most frantic as it was already. he was very thankful and asked for my number, said he'll pay me back when he comes back. i said it was nothing, and he should get on his plane already as it was already getting late. but he insisted to get my number still and had to make a run for it after i scribbled down my number. i understood his dilemma as he was in a foreign land. plus it didn't help the fact that his flight was already being called. i could sense his distress signal. and i don't wish for that to happen to my family in a foreign land as 4 of my companions are about to experience their first international travel. that being said, i also remembered my first international travel alone and 2 singaporeans had been very kind to me as well. i know the feeling of how it is in the receiving end. we were raised to be generous even when we had less or not much at all. and now that we can afford more, there's more reason to share how we have been blessed. have a great day!

What a nice thing to happen. I love hearing stories like this. I have done things like that for people before. I remember once in particular when I was in a store at the mall, and a little boy had a $2 coin (in Canada we have those) that he wanted to spend, but somehow lost the coin along the way. I had about 12 of those in my wallet, and a credit card I could use too, so I took out one of my coins and gave it to him. Boy, was he ever happy!!

I've been helped by a stranger before. I was out of change for a jeep fair when this random lady offered to exchange her coins for my buck. It was a nice experience. I wish I'd see that lady again because I didn't get to thank her appropriately.

This brought back my own experience. I was on a holiday and was waiting at the Frankfurt Airport to get back to India. I wanted some tea and when I heard it cost three US dollars I thought it was far too expensive. I therefore changed my mind but in a while I saw an elderly lady coming towards me with a cup of tea. I was so embarrassed but she said she understood as in India a cup of tea costs just about 20 cents. She had some change she said and so I should not feel bad about it.

That is really a nice story for sure. It just really proves that there are a lot of decent people in the world. That gives people a lot of hope. We tend to hear a bit too much about the despair and people being uncaring and unfeeling for a variety of reasons. And the world does give us reason to really be a bit jaded. However, stories like this, they are just something that makes me smile, because it just shows that they are still plenty of decent people in this world. That just proves that there is still hope for all of us in general. I mean, often times, people struggle doing nice things for people they know well. So when a stranger does some great act of kindness, it really is a lot of inspiration. It really does show the greatness in people and the goodness of people. So an uplifting story in many ways. I thank you for sharing. It does brighten your day when someone does such an act of kindness. It does prove a lot of people still have some kindness within them, despite everything else.